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Wear: Why plans for Texas bullet trains are still mostly a dream
November 25th, 2017
November 17, 2017 - Austin American-Statesman - Ben Wear -
Highlights
TxDOT this month approved a first-level environmental study on an Oklahoma-to-Mexico train plan.
But only the center section would be “high speed,” and TxDOT has no money to continue planning...
Dallas & Fort Worth move toward high speed rail connection
November 25th, 2017
November 13, 2017 - Dallas Morning News -
Dallas and Fort Worth officials are moving forward on plans to create a separate entity to manage a potential high-speed connection between the two cities.
The Dallas City Council's Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure & Sustainability Committee gave...
Another key player, WSP USA, joins the Texas bullet train consortium
October 5th, 2017
October 5, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Another key player, WSP USA, joins Texas Central railroad as the company moves ahead on its pre-construction phase of the bullet train project to connect Houston to North Texas.
WSP will provide engineering support as...
Some Tulsa-to-OKC Rail Supporters Already Thinking of High-Speed Trains
October 5th, 2017
October 3, 2017 - PublicRadioTulsa.org -
How would you like to get to Oklahoma City in 25 minutes?
Some passenger rail supporters think it’s possible with high-speed rail.
At state Sen. Kevin Matthews' interim study on passenger rail Tuesday, McGrath Construction President Jon...
George H.W. Bush says he's ready to ride Texas' proposed high-speed rail
July 21st, 2017
July 19, 2017 - TheEagle.com -
Even if it isn't finished until he's 99, former president George H.W. Bush says he wants to ride the proposed high-speed rail train from Houston to Dallas.
According to a report in the Altoona Mirror, Bush's bucket...
Two Texas high speed rail bills: solutions for problems that do not exist
May 26th, 2017
May 25, 2017 - (Updated June 4, 2017) - TRA Newswire -
Two bills which Texas Rail Advocates describes as being discriminatory toward high speed rail versus other modes of transportation have passed through the Texas House and Senate and were...
Congressman Sessions supports private investment in Texas high speed rail
May 21st, 2017
May 20, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, responding to a letter from one of our Texas Rail Advocates board members affirms his support for private investment in building the first high speed rail line in the country....
TRA Exec Director testifies against SB979 in Austin - singles out high speed rail vs. other modes
May 17th, 2017
May 17, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Rail Advocates Executive Director Chris Lippincott testified today before the House Land and Resource Management Committee against Senate Bill 979 which could put limits on future high speed railroad projects. The bill relates to the...
Breaking: House committee to hear bill Wednesday that's BAD for high speed rail
May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
SENATE BILL 979 TO BE HEARD WEDNESDAY MORNING IN AUSTIN IN HOUSE LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. ROOM E2.026.
CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO OPPOSE THIS JOB KILLING BILL. THAT IS BLATANTLY DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST A...
BCS Chamber of Commerce advocates for high-speed rail through Brazos Valley
May 12th, 2017
May 12, 2017 - WASHINGTON, D.C. (KBTX) - All week long, Bryan/College Station representatives are visiting the nation's capitol to talk to lawmakers about issues residents care about. One of the hot button topics, local transportation issues, came up Tuesday.
"Successful...